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U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe

U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe ()

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Brian Tang, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J pilot, collects wind speed data for aircrews in support of a military free fall demonstration during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 22, 2022. A six member team comprised of U.S. Air Force and JGSDF paratroopers, conducted a military free fall demonstration to show their capabilities during the festival. During the two-day festival, more than 110,000 attendees came to Yokota to experience the event. The festival is aimed at increasing bilateral relationships between U.S. and Japanese communities and allows people to see U.S. and Japanese military capabilities first-hand.

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